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Opportunities linked
21

Records in this library attributed to this funder.

Recorded awards (total)
$8,967,844,024

Sum of the awards we hold for this funder. A floor on its giving, not a filing total.

Median recorded award
$299,842

The midpoint of the awards we hold, not a cap and not a filing median.

Data year
Not stated

The most recent fiscal year among the awards we hold, as the source wrote it.

Why there is no giving history here

Award listings from USASpending are not connected yet. What is missing here is a feed on our side, not a document this funder has failed to publish - the listings are public and we have not connected them.

Derived from awards

Computed from the 770 recipients we hold an award to. This is where money we can see went, which is not the same as a statement of what this funder sets out to fund — and the gap between the two is widest where our coverage is thinnest.

Programmes, by money awarded

  • 43.001$8,493,892,98011830 awards
  • 43.012$473,951,044966 awards

Where the recipients are

The recipient's own location, not where the work happens. A national body headquartered in Washington spends money everywhere.

  • MD $1,423,206,249
  • CA $1,298,479,882
  • CO $654,326,435
  • TX $580,580,714
  • MA $517,093,336
  • AZ $487,042,939
  • AL $426,570,940
  • VA $399,854,795
  • NY $330,507,829
  • DC $306,907,364
  • FL $268,347,242
  • MI $179,552,751
  • PA $164,677,729
  • WA $163,044,853
  • IL $160,145,449
  • HI $154,025,690
  • GA $127,787,292
  • NH $104,222,853
  • MO $100,111,020
  • WI $88,399,276

Award sizes

Fixed bands rather than this funder's own quantiles, so two funders can be compared. A per-funder split would make every distribution look the same shape.

  • 100k-500k 6222
  • 25k-100k 2239
  • 500k-2m 3310
  • over-2m 523
  • under-25k 502

By fiscal year

A trend across the years we import, which is a bounded window. A year with no bar is a year outside it, not a year with no funding.

  • FY2009 $127,431,525 (1)
  • FY2011 $467,369,821 (5)
  • FY2012 $189,292,181 (6)
  • FY2013 $141,987,354 (17)
  • FY2014 $39,229,176 (21)
  • FY2015 $236,865,308 (124)
  • FY2016 $486,330,804 (230)
  • FY2017 $748,565,573 (509)
  • FY2018 $559,070,976 (779)
  • FY2019 $671,237,737 (1097)
  • FY2020 $710,323,303 (1487)
  • FY2021 $1,063,219,069 (1736)
  • FY2022 $1,244,640,213 (1770)
  • FY2023 $762,410,859 (1545)
  • FY2024 $957,195,974 (1857)
  • FY2025 $513,785,499 (1434)
  • FY2026 $33,347,848 (127)

Giving history, from the awards we hold

No dated awards on file for this funder

This table takes one row per fiscal year, built from the awards we hold. We have connected none for this funder that state a year, so there is nothing to group. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that the funder gave nothing.

Who has received money from this funder

12796 awards on file, largest first, ranging $-1,338 to $243,555,196.

RecipientStateAmountFiscal year
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$67,7472020
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$67,4422023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$67,4342022
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$67,3442023
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY, INC.Not stated$67,3122025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$67,3112024
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$67,2442018
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGENot stated$67,2202024
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$67,0732021
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$67,0522025
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$67,0302023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$66,9922021
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$66,9802022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$66,9482024
HOWARD UNIVERSITYNot stated$66,9062024
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$66,8312021
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$66,7802025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$66,7642022
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$66,7592022
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$66,7532016
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$66,6842021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$66,6242024
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$66,6112023
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$66,5812023
BOWDOIN COLLEGENot stated$66,5352023
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$66,4902021
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$66,4802023
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$66,4592024
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$66,3972024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$66,3892021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$66,3862022
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$66,3842024
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$66,2222022
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)Not stated$66,1822023
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$66,1352019
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$66,1132025
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$66,0802020
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$66,0232026
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$66,0002024
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$65,8692024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$65,8222021
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$65,7872022
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$65,7842023
HOWARD UNIVERSITYNot stated$65,7812022
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$65,6632023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$65,6282025
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$65,5812020
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$65,4382023
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$65,4022025
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$65,402Not stated
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$65,3772024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$65,3142024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$65,1642020
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$65,1502022
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$65,1272024
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$65,0772020
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$65,0682024
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEMNot stated$65,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$65,0002025
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$64,9992025
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIANot stated$64,8942021
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$64,8802019
BARNARD COLLEGENot stated$64,8532024
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$64,7952023
JANUS RESEARCH GROUP, LLCNot stated$64,7592024
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$64,7552020
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$64,7192022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$64,6922020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$64,5822022
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$64,5562025
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$64,5122022
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$64,4382020
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$64,0752021
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$64,0472022
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$63,9992023
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$63,8442024
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$63,7982021
EUREKA SCIENTIFIC, INC.Not stated$63,7702021
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$63,7672025
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$63,7532021
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$63,6982024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$63,6382022
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$63,5762021
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIANot stated$63,5692020
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$63,5242019
CLIMATE AEROSOL & POLLUTION RESEARCH LLCNot stated$63,5122019
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$63,5062022
AUBURN UNIVERSITYNot stated$63,4612021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$63,4162019
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.Not stated$63,3982024
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THENot stated$63,3802022
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$63,2942023
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASNot stated$63,0992020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$63,0592025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$63,0472024
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYNot stated$63,0002023
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$62,9992022
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$62,9202021
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$62,9192021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$62,8332024

Source: USASpending.gov federal award records. Federal awards only. Last synced 2026-09-15.

What this funder funds

Derived from how this funder's 21 linked opportunities are classified, not from a funding strategy the funder published.

  • Science, Technology, Research & Development21

Currently open opportunities

Verified against each record's own source. The date on every row is the day we last checked that record — not the day this page was built.

What this funder’s awards look like

Counted over the award rows we hold for this funder. These are statistics over published records, not a model’s reading of them, and not a prediction.

Awards on file12796
Distinct recipients726
Median award$299,844

Included with Studio

The counts and the median above stay free, because they are the evidence for everything else. Studio adds the breakdowns: which states the awards went to, what kind of organisation received them, and how the amounts are distributed.

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Where this came from

Source page
grants.gov
Retrieved
Oct 27, 2026
Data source
The funder's own published figures
Award listing
usaspending.gov

The portal page the recipient rows were read from.

Awards synced
2026-09-15

When the recipient rows were last confirmed against that listing.

The official page is authoritative. Agency and foundation pages change without notice, and the retrieval date above is the only claim we make about currency. Figures we have not connected are labelled as ours to connect, never as facts about the funder.

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